I've always been fond of tiny triumphs that seem to come out of nowhere to score surprise effects. Let me evoke three such incidents. One long ago day some of us were cruising the labyrinthine Metropolitan Museum, when a modest-sized painting loomed by itself ahead of us, whereupon I suddenly exclaimed "That is a Benazzo Gozzoli!" That proved right, which amazed my companions, and me even more. First, at that time,…
SOURCE: John Simon at 12:48PM on June 17, 2019